Project Gutenberg 2008-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 102 Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray) 1872 1960 Chisholm, Arthur Murray Rowe, Clarence 1878 1930 Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe, Clarence Herbert Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Desert Conquest, or Precious Waters" by A. M. Chisholm is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The storyline appears to intertwine themes of adventure and conflict centered around the struggles of ranchers in a dry, arid land as they face the powerful interests of a railway company. The main character, Clyde Burnaby, is accompanied by her cousin Nita on a train journey, where they encounter various individuals, including ranchers and railroad workers, hinting at the broader conflict over land and resources that will develop throughout the narrative. At the start of the story, Clyde Burnaby is traveling with her young cousin, Nita, on a train that traverses the plains. Clyde is initially bored and annoyed by the scenery and Nita's lively commentary, but soon she becomes embroiled in an unexpected and tense situation: a train robbery. Just as Clyde and Nita navigate their initial discomfort, a masked robber holds up the passengers, prompting Clyde to think quickly and hide her valuables thanks to the advice of a stranger across the aisle, sparking an intriguing connection that hints at future developments in their relationship. The opening sets a tone of adventure, not just through the peril of the robbery but also establishing themes of resilience and the confrontational dynamics between the ranchers and the railway company that will drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 603614 602924 2024-10-11T06:51:18.692437 2023-09-11T09:48:08.913270 text/html text/html 628531 2015-12-12T10:28:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 491197 2021-01-03T17:44:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 589687 2024-10-11T06:51:26.687358 application/epub+zip 598949 2024-10-11T06:51:19.965413 application/epub+zip 305383 2024-10-11T06:51:19.226401 application/epub+zip 782684 2024-10-11T06:51:32.016351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751981 2024-10-11T06:51:26.178401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459291 2022-09-12T05:50:50.836105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556777 556703 2024-10-11T06:51:16.280440 2023-09-11T09:48:06.881339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556440 2021-01-03T17:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220848 2021-01-03T17:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 556449 2021-01-03T17:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220818 2021-01-03T17:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21709 2024-10-11T06:51:32.159323 application/rdf+xml 28496 2024-10-11T06:51:19.418400 image/jpeg 4325 2024-10-11T06:51:19.370404 image/jpeg 489681 2024-10-11T06:51:18.762397 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog